Replay – Super Star Wars

Long before Knights of the Old Republic, long before Battlefront, and long before Rogue Squadron, there was Super Star Wars. This first entry in the 2D Star Wars action titles on the SNES was a take no prisoners affair that liberally altered the events of the classic trilogy. Only pure fans with freshly washed Ewok bedsheets, a replica lightsaber at their side, and a well-worn Yoda plushie could possibly endure such punishing gameplay. Asking who is the biggest Star Wars fan in the Game Informer office is kind of like asking which prequel is the worst, but how long do we last with Super Star Wars?

Join Jeff Cork, Ben Reeves, Andrew Reiner, and myself as we voyage from Tatooine (so much Tatooine!) to the Death Star. We encounter tons of recognizable foes, and even more menaces that never graced the films. Why do sarlacs change so much, and since when are Jawas so aggressive? Thankfully, we've got a set of trusty codes to keep things moving this time as we marvel at this piece of 16-bit Star Wars history.

If you guys want to know the Death Star's size there's no official word from George Lucas but fans have done some measurements based on shots from the movies and have generally estimated the Death Star to be about 120 kilometers in height and 130 kilometers in width. I don't know who had the time to figure that out but it seems to be the accepted estimate.

AAAAAAAGH! i played this game as a kid and got to the point where i could beat it in half an hour. (no, i didn't have many games as a kid) the secret it to kill everything! just shoot as fast as possible. that hurt to watch. but i still enjoyed it.

great replay guys that star wars game looked like it could be a pain without 100 lives and skipping every level. and i remeber that game! i used to play it when i was little compltly forgot how fun that was